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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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